Industrialization created the great powers of Great Britain, France, Germany, the United States, Russia, and Japan. Competition for resources coupled with nationalism and an unstable balance-of-power structure created the international tension, which resulted in the First World War. World War I also called the First World War and, prior to World War II, the Great War and the War to End All Wars, was an event that changed nearly every aspect of life in the …showed first 75 words of 1520 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1520 total…were a valuable asset for supporting the host country's economy. The great European powers needed raw materials and outlets for their goods. They wanted to expand into new colonies while still protecting the ones they already had. <Tab/> <Tab/> References: Global forces of the Twentieth Century, Second Edition, E. Alyn Mitchner and R.Joanne Tuffs, Reidmore Books www.artzia.com http://artzia.com/History/Ideas/Industrial_Revolution/